The Good Book Company | Nov. 26, 2010
Funerals...what to include
What are the essential things to include in a funeral service? It's one of those things that we'll all have experience of sooner or later. Brian Croft of the blog, Practical Shepherding, offers 4 things which should be included in every funeral service.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2010/06/25/funeral-service-essentials/
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The loving and humble person
We hope everyone can think of people they know who fall into this category. Kevin DeYoung reflects on a CS Lewis quote about the humble man, 'Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call “humble” nowadays.'
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/06/08/one-simple-way-to-demonstrate-love-and-humility/
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Is Christianity Biased Toward Book Lovers?
3 and a half minutes of John Piper answering this question. As book publishers, we guess it's a pretty important thing to be reading! But what about those non-booky people? Isn't God's revelation to us in the Bible unfair to them?
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/is-christianity-biased-toward-book-lovers
7 Counterfeits of Repentance
Mark Driscoll gives us seven things which are NOT repentance. Pretty interesting read. It's often illuminating to define something in the negative like this. Helps to define the boundaries. Number seven is one I'm too familiar with personally I fear...
http://theresurgence.com/7_counterfeits_of_repentance
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